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** [[File:JPN Zuiho-sho (WW2) 1Class BAR.svg|80x80px]] Grand Cordon of the [[Order of the Sacred Treasure]] (1925)
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** [[File:JPN Kyokujitsu-sho 1Class BAR.svg|80x80px]] Grand Cordon of the [[Order of the Rising Sun]] (1939)
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** [[File:Order of the Dannebrog S.K.svg|80x80px]] Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Dannebrog]] (1926)
* {{Flag|Kingdom of Spain}} :
** [[File:ESP Isabella Catholic Order GC.svg|80x80px]] Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of Isabella the Catholic]] (1927)
* {{Flag|Kingdom of Italy}} :
** [[File:Cavaliere di Gran Croce OCI Kingdom BAR.svg|80x80px]] Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Crown of Italy]] (1927)
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** [[File:St Olavs Orden storkors stripe.svg|80x80px]] Grand Cross of the [[Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav]] (1927)
* {{Flag|Belgium}} :
** [[File:BEL Kroonorde Grootkruis BAR.svg|80x80px]] Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Crown (Belgium)|Order of the Crown]] (1927)
** [[File:BEL - Order of Leopold - Grand Cordon bar.svg|80x80px]] Grand Cross of the [[Order of Leopold (Belgium)|Order of Leopold]] (1939)
* {{Flag|Portugal}} :
** [[File:PRT Order of Christ - Grand Cross BAR.svg|80x80px]] Grand Cross of the [[Military Order of Christ]] (1928)
* {{flag|Nazi Germany}} :
* {{flag|Nazi Germany}} :
** [[File:DEU Deutsche Adlerorden 1 BAR.svg|80x80px]] Grand Cross of the [[Order of the German Eagle]] (1938)
** [[File:DEU Deutsche Adlerorden 1 BAR.svg|80x80px]] Grand Cross of the [[Order of the German Eagle]] (1938)
*{{Flag|France}} :
**[[File:Legion of Honour - Grand Cross (France).png|80x80px]] Grand Cross of the [[Legion of Honour]] (1940)
*{{Flag|Taiwan}} :
**[[File:TWN Order of Brilliant Star 1Class BAR.svg|80x80px]] Special Grand Cordon of the [[Order of Brilliant Star]] (1949)
*{{Flag|Spain}} :
*{{Flag|Spain}} :
**[[File:ESP Order of Civil Merit GC.svg|80x80px]] Grand Cross Star of the [[Order of Civil Merit]] (1953)
**[[File:ESP Order of Civil Merit GC.svg|80x80px]] Grand Cross Star of the [[Order of Civil Merit]] (1953)
*{{Flag|South Korea}} :
*{{Flag|Cambodia}} :
**[[File:ROK Order of Service Merit (1st Class) Blue Stripes.png|80x80px]] [[Order of Service Merit]], 1st Class
**[[File:KHM Ordre Royal du Cambodge - Grand Croix BAR.svg|80x80px]] Knight Grand Cross of the [[Royal Order of Cambodia]] (1955)
*{{Flag|Kingdom of Laos}} :
**[[File:LAO Order of the a Million Elephants and the White Parasol - Grand Cross BAR.svg|80x80px]] Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Million Elephants and the White Parasol]]
*{{Flag|Burma}} :
*{{Flag|Burma}} :
**[[File:Order of the Union of Burma (Military Division).jpg|80x80px]] Grand Commander of the [[Order of the Union of Burma]] (1956)
**[[File:Order of the Union of Burma (Military Division).jpg|80x80px]] Grand Commander of the [[Order of the Union of Burma]] (1956)
*{{Flag|Kingdom of Greece}} :
*{{Flag|Kingdom of Greece}} :
**[[File:GRE Order of the Phoenix - Grand Cross BAR.png|80x80px]] Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Phoenix (Greece)|Order of the Phoenix]] (1956)
**[[File:GRE Order of the Phoenix - Grand Cross BAR.png|80x80px]] Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Phoenix (Greece)|Order of the Phoenix]] (1956)
*{{Flag|Cuba}} :
*{{Flag|Cuba}} :
**[[File:Order of Carlos Manuel de Céspedes - Grand Cross (Cuba) - ribbon bar v. 1926.png|80x80px]] Grand Cross of the [[Order of Carlos Manuel de Céspedes|Order of Carlos Manuel de Cespedes]] (1957)
**[[File:Order of Carlos Manuel de Céspedes - Grand Cross (Cuba) - ribbon bar v. 1926.png|80x80px]] Grand Cross of the [[Order of Carlos Manuel de Céspedes|Order of Carlos Manuel de Cespedes]] (1957)
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** [[File:MY Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara (Defender of the Realm) - SMN.svg|80x80px]] Honorary Grand Commander of the [[Order of the Defender of the Realm]] (1964)<ref>{{cite web
** [[File:MY Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara (Defender of the Realm) - SMN.svg|80x80px]] Honorary Grand Commander of the [[Order of the Defender of the Realm]] (1964)<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.istiadat.gov.my/v8/images/stories/1964.pdf|title=Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1964.}}</ref>{{RP|1}}
|url=http://www.istiadat.gov.my/v8/images/stories/1964.pdf|title=Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1964.}}</ref>{{RP|1}}
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** [[File:St Olavs Orden storkors stripe.svg|80x80px]] Grand Cross of the [[Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav]] (1967)
*{{flag|Austria}} :
*{{flag|Austria}} :
** [[File:AUT Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria - 1st Class BAR.png|80x80px]] Grand Star of the [[Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria]] (1967)
** [[File:AUT Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria - 1st Class BAR.png|80x80px]] Grand Star of the [[Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria]] (1967)
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*{{flag|Peru}} :
** [[File:PER Order of the Sun of Peru - Grand Cross BAR.png|80x80px]] Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Sun of Peru]]
** [[File:PER Order of the Sun of Peru - Grand Cross BAR.png|80x80px]] Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Sun of Peru]]
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** [[File:JPN Kyokujitsu-sho 1Class BAR.svg|80x80px]] Grand Cordon of the [[Order of the Rising Sun]]
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* {{flag|Philippines}} :
** [[File:PHI Order of Sikatuna 2003 Grand Cross BAR.svg|80x80px]] Grand Cross of the [[Order of Sikatuna]]
** [[File:PHI Order of Sikatuna 2003 Grand Cross BAR.svg|80x80px]] Grand Cross of the [[Order of Sikatuna]]

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Wan Waithayakon
วรรณไวทยากร
Prince Naradhip Bongsprabandh
Waithayakon in the 1940s
Born(1891-08-25)25 August 1891
Bangkok, Siam
Died5 September 1976(1976-09-05) (aged 85)
Bangkok, Thailand
SpousePrincess Bibulaya Benchang Kitiyakara
Issue2
HouseVorawan family (Chakri dynasty)
FatherPrince Voravanakara, Prince of Naradhip Prapanpongse
MotherTuansri Voravan Na Ayudhya
Signature
President of the United Nations General Assembly
In office
1956–1957
Preceded byRudecindo Ortega
Succeeded byLeslie Munro
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
28 March 1952 – 20 October 1958
Prime MinisterPlaek Phibunsongkhram
Pote Sarasin
Thanom Kittikachorn
Preceded byWarakan Bancha
Succeeded byThanat Khoman
Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand
In office
1 January 1958 – 20 October 1958
Prime MinisterThanom Kittikachorn
In office
9 February 1959 – 8 December 1963
Prime MinisterSarit Thanarat
In office
9 December 1963 – 9 December 1969
Prime MinisterThanom Kittikachorn
Rector of Thammasat University
In office
19 December 1963 – 31 March 1971
Preceded byThanom Kittikachorn
Succeeded bySanya Dharmasakti

Prince Vanna Vaidhayakara (full title: His Royal Highness Prince Vanna Vaidhayakara, the Prince Naradhip Bongsprabandh), known in the West as Wan Waithayakon (1891–1976), was a Thai royal prince and diplomat. He was President of the Eleventh Session of the United Nations General Assembly (1956–1957), while serving as Thailand's Permanent Representative to the United Nations.[1] He was a grandson of King Mongkut (Rama IV).[2]

Early life and education

Prince Wan was born on 25 August 1891 in Bangkok. He began his education at Suan Kularb School and Rajvidyalai (King's College) before continuing his education in England where he earned a degree with honours in History from Balliol College, Oxford .[1] Wan also attended the Ecole Libre des Sciences Politiques (better known as Sciences Po) in Paris.[3]

Career

Prince Wan began his career as a foreign service officer in 1917. He was appointed advisor to his cousin, King Vajiravudh, in 1922. In 1924, he was promoted to the rank of under-secretary for foreign affairs, and was responsible for negotiating several important amendments to political and commercial treaties with Western powers.

Greater East Asia Conference, November 1943; the participants were (left to right): Prime Minister of Burma Ba Maw, Prime Minister of Manchukuo Zhang Jinghui, President of China (Nanjing) Wang Jingwei, Prime Minister of Japan Hideki Tojo, Wan Waithayakon, President of the Philippines José P. Laurel, and head of Free India Subhas Chandra Bose

He was sent to Europe again in 1926 as minister accredited to the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Belgium. During that period, he also served as head of the Thai delegation to the League of Nations, where he was active in a number of important commissions as member, vice-president, and president. Prince Wan returned to Thailand in 1930, to accept a professorial chair at the Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University.

For the next 30 years, Prince Wan continued to serve his country in a number of important diplomatic missions, some of the notable milestones being negotiations with Japan in 1943 during World War II, representing Thailand at the Greater East Asia Conference, participation in the SEATO Council and the Bandung Conference, where he was elected rapporteur, and negotiations leading to Thailand's admission to the United Nations.

In 1947, Prince Wan was appointed ambassador to the United States and served concurrently as ambassador to the United Nations.[4] In 1956, he was the president of the Eleventh Session of the United Nations' General Assembly.[3] He also served as Thailand's foreign minister from 1952 to 1957 and again in 1958.[5]

Language

Prince Wan's expertise in languages ranged from English and Pali to Sanskrit. He coined Thai words from English which are in use today. They include prachathipatai (democracy), ratthathammanoon (constitution), thanakarn (bank), and songkram (war). His proficiency in languages led to his being made president of the Royal Society of Thailand, the national arbiter of the Thai language.[1] Prince Wan won many academic honours and is regarded as one of the founding fathers of philological textual criticism in Thailand.[3]

Death

Prince Wan died on 5 September 1976, aged 85.[1]

Honours

Nation Honours

Foreign honours

Academic rank

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wan Waithayakon.
  1. ^ a b c d Kamjan, Chananthorn (3 September 2016). "The Prince of diplomacy". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  2. ^ "A Rotarian in the News". The Rotarian. February 1957. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Prince Wan Waithayakon (Thailand) Elected President of the 11th Session of the General Assembly". United Nations (UN). Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  4. ^ "SIAM FORMALLY JOINS 54 OTHERS IN U.N." The New York Times. 17 December 1946. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  5. ^ List of foreign ministers of Thailand Archived 2007-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1964" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-11-26. Retrieved 2018-08-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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Preceded by President of the United Nations General Assembly
1956–1957 		Succeeded by
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